[Fwd: [V8Vairs] My first post ever...]

[Marty Scarr]

Ryan-

My first question of prospective V8 Corvair owners is:  How tall are
you?  If you're over 6 foot or long legged, you won't be comfortable
in a traditional Crown car (unless you cut in additional leg room). 
That leaves the Kemark as the other traditional choice, which I don't
believe is a sound engineering design - it eats ring and pinion
gearsets.

The second question I ask is:  How good are your fabrication skills? 
There is a lot more to a mid engined car than just bolting parts
together.  Once you get started on the project, it will get feature
creep, and you'll find yourself doing lots more than you had planned.

If I was going to start from scratch, I'd try something a little
different, like a small V8 or V6 coupled to an Audi transaxle.  You
can get some engine adapters for the Audi from Kennedy Engineered
Parts in California  http://www.kennedyeng.com/
A turbo V6 will make plenty of power, and should be a little easier on
the transaxle than a grunt motor.  You will have to adapt driveshafts
and build a carrier for the transaxle, but you will have plenty of leg
room and something a little newer and different.

It is, of course, easiest to just find one, buy it, and enjoy it.  :P

Regards
Marty Scarr


Ryan V wrote:

> I notice as  I get on different lists I see a lot of
> names I've never heard before.  Pretty cool.
> 
> Well, for those of you who don't have any clue who I
> am, I'm Ryan Verthein...may recognise the name from me
> running for Central BOD.
> 
> Anyway...I've become slightly inspired lately, and I
> think I want to try the crown conversion in my 65
> Corsa.
> 
> as it sits right now, none of the transaxle is in the
> car...I've got a 110 put together sitting in my garage
> though.  waiting on brakes because I'm rebuilding the
> whole system.
> 
> the whole reason I got into vairs was because of some
> pictures I saw of my dads when he did the conversion
> on a 66 Monza in the late 70's...
> 
> I do have plans right now to buy a 63 Convert that
> comes with a nice parts car and lots of parts...so I
> will have a Corvair to drive until this other project
> is over.
> 
> Anyway...I'd just like to hear some thoughts.  I was
> guessing at about $4000 for the project....but I don't
> really know.,
> 
> Thanks guys,
> Ryan
> 65 Corsa Coupe